Drama
The denotative aspects of drama from Aristotle's "Poetics" include a story development with a beginning, middle and an end. In the more conventional sense, dramatic presentations include the portrayal of characters, settings, life situations and stories in the course of a theatrical performance. In theatre, drama usually takes on the scope of dealing with matters of a serious nature.
Drama is Alice's largest section and a treasure trove of great drama catering for every taste. The bulk of the "Drama" section (generally made since 1965 and include psychological dramas) is listed below, however you may also choose from the "Classic Drama" sub-section (generally made before 1965), in blue on left. Also helpful may be "Alices Playhouse", "True Stories" and "Shakespeare" features.
Right: Scene from Kubrick's beautifully mounted "Barry Lyndon"
Jean de Florette / Manon Des Sources (1986)
Director: Claude Berri
Starring: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart
A double feature. 'Jean de Florette'. A marvelous tale of greed and intolerance from the novel by Marcel Pagnol about a city hunchback who inherits a... Read more
Jean-Paul Belmondo: Vol. 2 ( The Inheritor / Scoumoune: Mafia Warfare / The Body of My Enemy ) (1972)
7.1/10
Director: Jose Giovanni, Philippe Labro, Henri Verneuil
Starring: Carla Gravina, Claudia Cardinale, Jean Desailly, Jean Martin, Jean Rochefort, Je...
A Belmondo triple feature. "The Inheritor" (1972): When his father, a wealthy industrialist, is killed in an aeroplane crash, Bart Cordell returns to... Read more
Jean-Paul Belmondo: Vol. 3 ( The Professional / The Outside Man / The Loner / Amazon ) (1972)
7.1/10
Director: Georges Lautner, Jacques Deray, Philippe De Broca
Starring: Arielle Dombasle, Jean Desailly, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Patrick Bouchitey, Robert H...
Belmondo times four. "The Professional" (1981): French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to Africa to assassinate president Njala. However, at the las... Read more
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Blu-ray) (1975)
7.8/10
Director: Chantal Akerman
Starring: Delphine Seyrig
A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to... Read more
Jeanne du Barry (2023)
6.7/10
Director: Maiwenn
Starring: Johnny Depp, Maiwenn Le Besco, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Robin Renucci,...
Jeanne Vaubernier, a young working-class woman hungry for culture and pleasure, uses her intelligence and allure to climb the rungs of the social ladd... Read more
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
6.5/10
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Jason Segel, Ed Helms
Quirky indie comedy stars Jason Segel as Jeff, a pot-smoking adult slacker who lives in his mother's (Susan Sarandon) basement. Sent out on a seemingl... Read more
Jekyll And Hyde: Series 1 (2015)
6.9/10
Starring: Tom Bateman, Donald Sumpter, Richard E Grant
10-part drama set in 1930s London focusing on Robert Jekyll, the grandson of the original doctor. The show will follow Robert Jekyll's quest to discov... Read more
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
7.6/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch
Soured by civilization, Jeremiah Johnson sets out in the mid-1800s to be a mountain man, seeking solitude in a wilderness whose purity he never questi... Read more
Jerusalema (2008)
7.7/10
Director: Ralph Ziman
Starring: Rapulana Seiphemo, Ronnie Nyakale, Shelly Meskin, Jeffrey Sekele
Having cut his teeth on carjacking, young Lucky Kunene dreams of bigger scores with loose-cannon chum Zakes. Relocating to the rough-and-tumble Hillbr... Read more
Jess and Moss (2011)
Director: Clay Jeter
Starring: Haley Parker, Austin Vickers, Sarah Hagan
Jess, age 18 (Sarah Hagan) and Moss, age 12 (Austin Vickers) are second cousins who have spent their summers together since either of them can remembe... Read more